White House senior advisor Jared Kushner has been charged with drafting a peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians, but talk of peace is likely to become increasingly difficult following the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.

White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah is set to brief reporters Monday afternoon following the opening of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, a highly controversial move that angered the people of Palestine.

The decision to shift the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is likely to further alienate America from the Palestinian side, says Richard Schmierer of the Middle East Policy Council and former U.S. ambassador to Oman.